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    most people this is something you struggle with at least once in your lifetime. Many of us have a support system that is there to pick us up when we are feeling down and remind us that we will accomplish great things and that we are great people. Foster children are told time and time again that they do not have voice; they are going to be nobodies when they grow up; that they do not matter. While many of us are told these things too‚ they do not always have someone to remind them that these statements

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    all children in the welfare system‚ especially foster children" (Vacca‚ 2007). There isn’t a sole reason as to why foster children have a challenging time in school like Dr. Vacca so eloquently said; there are a multitude of factors that contribute to this prevalent challenge for foster children. Dr. Vacca believes that the following reasons foster children have a hard time in school because more often than not foster children go through many foster homes which make them instable. This instability

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    type of place a child could go to in these situations is foster care. There are many types of foster care. For example‚ emergency foster care this is when a child is in need of a safe environment to stay for a few nights. Emergency foster care is important because it’s a quick process and can be arranged in short notice meaning if a parent goes into hospital and no one else is able to care for the child then they will be placed with a foster family that will be able to take the child in for a night

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    wondering “why me?”‚ “what did i ever do to get myself here?” Well‚ the kids in foster care have. They never know what type of home they’ll be put into‚ who will live there‚ but one thing for sure is that the feeling of emptiness never goes away. They are basically living their whole life in rejection and we get upset when the person we like rejects us. There are dozens of crimes that can happen to a child in foster care. The government needs to be more careful on who gets the kid and makes sure

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    front of them‚ the world. Some would argue that in searching for worldly gratification‚ people set aside their faith. Instead‚ choosing to believe in what is real to them‚ not in something imaginary. This is apparent in the poem “Sunday Morning” by Wallace Stevens. The audience witnesses a woman going through the contemplation of living her life or searching for a Christian paradise. Through out the poem‚ there are two voices present‚ one being the woman and the other which refers to the woman as “she”

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    Henry David

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    Henry David Thoreau once stated‚ “You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.” I believe that the trials and tribulations in one’s life and the manner in which he or she responds to them defines them as a person just as much as his/her successes do. Of course‚ using one’s failures in life as tools for learning and building character is easier said than done. However‚ there are unique qualities that can make this process quite simple. I possess some of these

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    (2016)‚ in West Virginia there are a couple of requirements to be considered a foster home: must be at least the age of 21 years or older‚ have a stable income without foster care assistance‚ be both physically and mentally healthy‚ being able to pass a safety and fire inspection‚ cannot have a criminal background or child abuse substantiations‚ stable family relationship‚ and ability to commit to a child. Future foster parents would have to complete PRIDE classes and complete the home study process

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    CareSafe Foster Systems Budget Teresa Akers‚ Tara Bryant-Lowe‚ Charlene Carter‚ BSHS/373 October 10‚ 2011 O. Biu CareSafe Foster Systems Budget The team reviewed the CareSafe Foster Systems Budget to see if changes needed to be completed. We asked questions that would assist in the company’s future budget to show stability and contribution gain. The company is learning what a workable budget is and the importance of it. We will give

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    David Blackwell

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    Dr. David Blackwell is a theoretical statistician noted for his teaching and work in game and probability theory. He is first and only African-American member of the National Academy of Sciences. Blackwell’s research in mathematics and statistics have found application in many fields including economics and accounting. Blackwell grew up in Centralia‚ Ill. His father worked for the Illinois Central Railroad and his mother stayed at home to take care of him and his three siblings. At school‚ he

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    David Boonin

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    In the last chapter of The Problem of Punishment‚ David Boonin attempts to defend his belief in restitution as a replacement of punishment by the state. Unfortunately‚ Boonin falls short in his attempt to defend absolute restitution when addressing restitution during both murder and rape. Using convoluted language‚ the reader is lost in his arguments defense‚ instead of admitting that it falls short in cases such as rape and murder. To further understand this‚ it is necessary to consider the following

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